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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration
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as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences
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Recent Examples of wrapped up
Her sleek black blowout was wrapped up in XL hair rollers, before her big bombshell reveal on the catwalk.
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Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days might have officially wrapped up, but a few headphone and earbud deals are still hanging around.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
It would be all wrapped up by the end of the third season.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The series premiered on HBO Max in 2021; Season 4 wrapped up earlier this year and earned Smart her fourth consecutive Emmy for the role and Einbinder her first.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Like many parents, he is often wrapped up in work in the day-to-day.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Wallstedt wrapped up another strong preseason with the Wild, shutting the Jets down after Minnesota took a one-goal lead with five minutes left in the second period.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
He was wrapped up at the side of my bed.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The 6/3 domino wrapped up Green 30 and jutted over into the free tile.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days might have officially wrapped up, but a few headphone and earbud deals are still hanging around.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
It would be all wrapped up by the end of the third season.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The series premiered on HBO Max in 2021; Season 4 wrapped up earlier this year and earned Smart her fourth consecutive Emmy for the role and Einbinder her first.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Like many parents, he is often wrapped up in work in the day-to-day.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Wallstedt wrapped up another strong preseason with the Wild, shutting the Jets down after Minnesota took a one-goal lead with five minutes left in the second period.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
He was wrapped up at the side of my bed.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The 6/3 domino wrapped up Green 30 and jutted over into the free tile.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped up
Verb
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Seven of the top flight’s 20 teams ended that campaign with a pass completion rate of less than 70 per cent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April, Brazil ended visa-free travel for citizens of the US, Canada, and Australia, citing a lack of reciprocity.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The final minute of the first half pretty much summarized the opening 24 minutes of Wednesday’s tilt between Class 6A powers Lakeville South and Rosemount.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Desplat also summarized the essence of the story and the film.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Regardless, the Avs finished the second period with 30 shot attempts (after 29 in the first) and a two-goal advantage.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Just three minutes later, Schneider’s shot-on-goal was deflected by a Canton defender toward the strong-side post, which Handwerk gathered and finished off for the insurance goal.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Forest’s financial position is outlined in more detail here, but in short, they are estimated to be on the wrong side of these financial rulings.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Delco said the company has already eliminated more than $20 million costs this quarter, of the $100 million outlined in the plan, and anticipates most of the impact to be seen in 2026.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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After the player availabilities concluded, Braden Mullen, a first-year player at Charlotte after four seasons at Dartmouth, expressed his gratitude to the fan base.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Police in Portland and New York City reported that the protests concluded with no arrests.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Weeks later, the check wound up back at Clodfelter’s County Hall office, unsigned and uncashed.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jones closed out the game by intercepting Ward.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Bad Bunny, who closed out SNL season 50 in May as musical guest, was recently named the halftime performer at Super Bowl LX in February.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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